News & Updates

The Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA) on September 23, 2025, submitted revised comments on the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources (LDENR) proposed Rule on Regulation of Solar Power Generation Facilities, respectfully asking the Department to consider changes to make...

Three Southeastern states, three different ways of telling their solar stories. In Alabama, a new study frames solar as a jobs and revenue engine, suggesting thousands of jobs, higher wages, and millions in tax revenue if policy barriers come down. Arkansas counters with...

The Louisiana Department of Energy & Natural Resources has issued general guidance on the implementation of Act 279 of 2025 related to solar facility permitting. Please review their Solar Permitting (Act 279) webpage and Guidance Memorandum on Act 279 of 2025...

Arkansas leads the region in renewable development interest. The state’s position in MISO South makes it a hub for solar, hybrid, and wind projects. Developers are pursuing projects at unprecedented scale, reflecting both resource quality and access to wholesale markets. Arkansas’ queue...

New polling released last week by the Conservative Energy Network (CEN) finds broad public support in three MISO states for investing in America’s electric transmission grid to boost reliability, lower costs, spur economic growth in communities, and meet future power needs....

During the September meeting of Louisiana’s Public Service Commission, two items dominated: attorney Jamie Watts’s compelling recounting of the Louisiana Utilities Restoration Corporation’s origin and evolution, and concerns sparked by coverage of the new Task Force on Energy Infrastructure and Modernization. The...

In a case that sits at the intersection of regulatory policy, customer cost, and energy reliability, parties and their expert witnesses are challenging Entergy Arkansas’ (EAL) bid to approve the Jefferson Power Station (JPS). The core contention: does JPS meet the...